Household implement



April 1, 1931 E. MARTIN HOUSEHOLD IMPLEMENT Filed July 14, 1928 /l H rm A /M m Patented Apr. 21, 1 931 1 UNITED s'rss PATENT OFFICE EMMA MARTIN, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA HOUSEHOLD IMPLEMENT Application filed. July 14, 1928. Serial No. 292,835.

This invention relates to improvements in Figure 4 is a vertical elevation of a wall implements and especially household deshowing the manner of lifting a frame from vices and has for its objects to provide a the wall by means of my present invention. simple, efiicient and inexpensive post having Referring to the drawings which are mere- 5 a lifting and a pulling hook. ly illustrative of my invention designates 55 One of the objects of this invention is to a suitable rod, stick or post of suitable maprovide an implement particularly designed terial and strength, which may be polygonal for the purpose of lifting picture frames, or round in cross section. a mirrors and the like off from hooks or nails This post is cut away and sliced to pro- 10 to which they are secured and by which they vide the slit 12 and an arm or severed por- 60 are suspended upon a wall or support. tion 15. In order to forma hook for lifting Another object of this invention is to propurposes out of the arm a spacer 13 is vide a convenient household implement with arranged between this arm and the adjacent simple means for lifting objects supported surface of the post so that the outermost 15 upon walls or for pulling down curtains and end of this arm flares outwardly providing 65 the like. an upwardly pointing hook. This same ar- A still further object of my invention is rangement of post and severed arm is to provide a form of implement charactershown in Figure 2 in conjunction with the ized by the feature of providing one hook hook 16 secured to the topmost end of the 20 on one side at the upper end of the implepost, where the hook shown curves around 79 ment, pointing downwardly for pulling and points towards the lower end of the down objects or movable fixtures, and anpost. other hook opposite to the first hook and From the foregoing description the operpointing upwardly for lifting or pushing ation of the device is as follows. Figure 3 up fixtures and the like. I shows the device in use for pulling down In the performance of various household window shades and the like. The hook 16 duties it becomes necessary at times to reor 17 or 26 will be used for this purpose; move mirrors, picture frames and the like when this hook is introduced into the ring from walls and the object thus removed handle of the shade and pulled downwardly must be supported while it is being removed. it follows that the window shade must come 30 To this end my invention provides an impledown with it. On the other hand, as illusment which is strong, durable and which trated in Figure 4 the handle post 10 may can be easily manipulated for lifting frames be taken and its forked or slit end 15 prefrom walls. sented against the wires holding the picture With the above and other objects in View frame or the like suspended upon a wall my invention consists in the combination, or other surface; the wires may be lifted arrangement and details of construction disso as to rest and be supported upon the hook closed in the drawings and specifications, 22, or 25 or 15 when the picture frame no and then more particularly pointed out in longer is supported upon its moorings;

the appended claims. Thus one and the same implement is de- In the drawings, wherein similar refersigned to be used for either lifting the picence characters designate similar parts ture frame or for the purpose of pulling throughout the respective views, down a window shade or the like.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my inven- I do not mean to restrict myself to the 45 tion, exact details of construction herein disclosed Figure 2 is a side elevation of a modificabut cover all variations falling within the tion of my invention, purview of the appended claim.

Figure 3 is a vertical section of a Wall What I claim and desire to secure by showing my invention applied in use for Letters Patent is v pulling down window shades, In combination with a post slit at one end to provide a severed arm, and a spacer interposed between the post and the arm whereby to space the arm laterally outward- 1y to provide a lifting hook, and a hook having its shank projecting into one end of the post.

In Witness whereof she has hereunder set her hand this eleventh day of April, 1928.

EMMA MARTIN [1,. s.] 

